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bobbass4k

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  1. People do it lots of different ways, my general method - Drill first Sand with 400 grit Coat of primer, dry Coat of paint, dry 2nd coat, dry Apply label graphics Coat of clear coat, dry 2nd coat of clear coat, dry Sometimes 3rd coat of clear coat The clear coat I use is good but it takes a.while to dry properly, in summer I stick them outside under a pyrex bowl to get the benefit of UV - I've toyed with getting a UV lamp.
  2. Not the best pictures but it's Taiwanese, September 1989. Thought it was 88 so I retract the older than me comment, it's got a month on me. Still in better condition than me though...
  3. Currently saving up for boring grown up things like a house so I've enacted a strict policy of self funding brand name pedals so these have to go to fund new flights of fancy. Digitech Bass Whammy - In great condition, very minor cosmetic imperfections but that's it. With box. I've uncharacteristically misplaced the PSU as I've ran it off my power bank. Can include a PSU that will work if required. Got my eye on something so priced to move at £130 posted Boss OC-2 - Good condition, some cosmetic chips and scuffs but it is older than I am... Also priced to move at £120 posted Not considering trades at the moment, would do a deal on both if someone was so inclined.
  4. Yeah I'll have one if you sell them, it's been on my stripboard build list for ages
  5. Not to mention the.completely garden variety TMB tonestack that could have extremely easily had a mids control. But hey, expecting 4 knobs for $1200 just isn't reasonable...
  6. Nobel clone from c2c mostly built just waiting for a step bit so I can drill the 22mm hole for the XLR and mount the DI daughterboard. The regular output is better than I thought it would be but still way too transparent to be worth what the original costs... Others who've built it have said the magic is in the DI (it does use a £70 transformer after all) so I'm prepared to be convinced.
  7. Musikding sell a few kits - https://www.musikding.de/navi.php?qs=relay+bypass unfortunately they've stopped selling PCBs on their own for most of their kits. Fuzzdog do an optocoupler bypass PCB too which isn't as nice as a relay bypass but should be silent enough and the footswitch mounts on it so it's very space efficient.
  8. Does anyone want any PCBs from deadendFX? - https://www.deadendfx.com/products There's a few that I want but their shipping rate has sky rocketed since i last ordered - $60 for a fair few PCBs - anybody interested in splitting shipping costs?
  9. I might have the original bridge from my old rebel 4k somewhere if you just want a cheap option and aren't bothered about upgrading - yours for postage, assuming I can find it. When I changed mine I put a hipshot on and just re-drilled.
  10. Yeah I found it hard to get good results with stamping. I eventually worked out a good process of - -big sturdy block of wood inside enclosure - couple of self tapping screws with big washers through the pot and footswitch holes to stop it sliding - clamp block of wood in workmate/ vice I also found it useful to use a punch to tap a dent in, just to give the stamp something to bite. I may have just had cheap stamps but sliding was my main issue. As bloke said, the force required is pretty immense.
  11. Not had any issues, even on fairly sizeable orders. They're another one that I think might just be winging it and hoping to get away with it, but no charges on deliveries yet.
  12. Nope, never does, he always marks them as $12 value. Honestly, I don't know how these places get away with it, pedalpcb does the same, but hey, it's their risk.
  13. I bought a few so didn't end up being too bad, got the 2 separate L5 boards as well - came quick as well, 4 days i tihnk?
  14. I've got a xenotron and an L4 PCB, just waiting for all the parts to arrive. I'll let you all know how it goes...
  15. They're good general purpose dual opamps, next time you need a tl072 or a 4558, pop an lf353 in. 4250 might be an interesting choice for a rat circuit.
  16. Last chance before eBay is perfectly fair, to me at least. I've had a lot of pedals languish in the marketplace here for weeks or months. eBay is pretty much a guaranteed sale, and sometimes you just need something gone.
  17. Most pedal designers use the same reference design for the 7660s, if you check the schematic for the pumpernickel i would imagine the charge pump section is identical. if you use the LT1054 make sure you isolate pin 1, either cut the trace on the pcb (bit dramatic) or carefully bend the leg so it doesn't go in the socket.
  18. The capacitors you're using can affect the noise, modern design rules actually recommend ceramic caps for switched cap charge pumps. Personally I've had issues with the 7660, I tend to use the LT1054. It's pin compatible except it runs at 25khz by default, so pin 1 isn't boost and needs to be isolated from.V+ if you're replacing a 7660s.
  19. Good Lord. I know it's been mentioned a million times on here so I won't ask, but I will just say it's a shame you don't offer any of these boards for sale.
  20. Didn't really expect this to hang around so long. Dropped to £205 but that's it. It'll go on ebay next week.
  21. I have an orange one, always known it as an NS-2000, but I don't know how correct that is to be honest. They're a model above the legend, the body shape is more figured and they've got the thru-neck. Had mine nearly 18 years and it's never going anywhere. I've played £1k+ basses that don't feel as nice. I've seen them crop up inn recent years for similar money. With the hardcase I certainly think you're in fair territory, never seen the fitted case before.
  22. The multiwave mega from parasit studios, microcontroller based wavetable synth - the guy is a genius. I bought the PCB with the microcontroller and decided to add the OLED option. He only provides the hex file for the OLED and that's it, because he doesn't think it's DIY friendly, which he's not wrong about. I got my friend who works at an aluminium fabricators to cut the rectangular hole in the enclosure, but he had trouble with it being a diecast box and had to make it a lot bigger to get rid of cracks.
  23. Finally boxed up my parasit studios multiwave mega. Glad I went to the effort of adding the oscilloscope, though it's come out a lot rougher looking than I would have hoped.
  24. Ringing endorsement for the slap bass - I got one years (15?) ago in a trade and I've never got rid of it - transparent it is not, it's a very heavy EQ and very compressed but for that type of drive sound I've used £250 pedals that aren't as good. And the cab simulation means it sounds great straight into an interface, which most pedals don't.
  25. Got this on a bit of a whim and it's fantastic but just way more than I need for what I'm doing at the moment, I can't justify having the money tied up in it that would pay for a big chunk of something I actually need. Owned from new, only ever been used on the desk, pristine condition with the box and everything. Hard to know what to price it, however given the new price and condition I think £185 posted in the UK is pretty fair. Trades considered, interesting pedals, cheap and cheerful basses, nothing specific in mind really. Pickup possible from York or Leeds.
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